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QUÉBEC – The Toronto Raptors had their six-game winning streak in Quebec snapped with a 129-105 pre-season defeat against the Miami Heat in the first-ever NBA game in Quebec City on Saturday at Centre Vidéotron. The game, played in front of a sellout crowd of 18,474, was part of the NBA Canada Series which sees a second game in Vancouver on Oct. 10 when the Raptors will meet the Los Angeles Clippers.Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic didn’t dress star forward Kawhi Leonard and will not in Vancouver as well. Leonard is still nursing an injury and Rajakovic won’t rush the…

Kouthoofd tells me that, as part of a reorganization last fall, he announced to his team he is planning to stop making synthesizers altogether. The OP-1 is no exception. Launched in 2011, it put Teenage Engineering on the map and has been central to its success ever since.“Everyone was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ But I’ve come to the conclusion that, for us, the products aren’t the business,” Kouthoofd says. “We can be so much more than that.”

By Meghan Unadkat Global News Posted September 24, 2026 4:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Airbnb data shows British Columbians are staying closer to home this fall. B.C. rural destinations are gaining in popularity, including Haida Gwaii, Powell River on the Sunshine Coast and Colwood on Vancouver Island.According to data compiled by Airbnb, travellers are especially drawn to the beautiful scenery across the province, with domestic destination searches up 40 per cent over the last year. More on Canada More videos Airbnb says families are particularly eyeing villages and lake towns such…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size When a person on board a cruise ship off the coast of British Columbia fell ill, the Royal Canadian Air Force responded quickly to airlift the patient, a travel companion and medical personnel from the ship to waiting emergency health services. The rescue happened on Saturday morning, when the RCAF’s 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron received a call that prompted a high-seas search and rescue mission. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter…

George Chuvalo, a hard-nosed heavyweight who never hit the canvas despite taking on the world’s best boxers, has died. Sully’s Boxing Gym in Toronto, where Chuvalo trained during his career, confirmed his death in a social media post Saturday. The gym said Chuvalo died on his 89th birthday.“Today, Sully’s lost a piece of its history,” the gym said.Ontario Premier Doug Ford also paid tribute to Chuvalo, calling him “a heavyweight boxing legend, a family friend and a Canadian icon.”“My thoughts are with all of George’s family and loved ones as we mourn his passing,” Ford said in a social media post.Chuvalo was a Canadian amateur champion at…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 13, 2026 9:15 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec political leaders are entering their 18th day on the campaign trail today with their first debate approaching on Tuesday. The Liberal party is expected to present its financial framework today.The Parti Québécois will then be the only one left to present its financial framework.Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has said he would do so on Tuesday, the day of the first debate. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never…

Two decades ago, James Santos saw his friend die in a shooting at a Montreal college. Now, he is a Montreal police officer, working for the force he says saved his life that day. Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the shooting. On Sept. 13, 2006, a gunman entered Dawson college and opened fire on students in the hall. He killed 18-year-old Anastasia De Sousa and injured 16 others, according to a coroner’s report from 2008.Santos, then a 17-year-old student, was having lunch with De Sousa that day. The cafeteria was packed and the two found a free table close…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 143, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been devouring every iPhone Duo video I can find, clicking on the wonderful websites nominated for this year’s Tiny Awards, catching up on the excellent Onimusha: Way of the Sword, reading Wildwood ahead of the upcoming movie, watching the new Taskmaster series, coming to grips with Link’s new look in the Ocarina of Time remake, and fixing…

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on cars, data privacy, and autonomous vehicles, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission issued an unprecedented penalty against General Motors: a five-year ban on selling customer data to consumer reporting agencies and third-party data brokers.For years, GM had been collecting all sorts of data on its customers — such as how often they sped or whether they drove at night — and…

Ethereum-based Apeing token reports more than 228 holders and 410 million tokens sold as its 33-stage presale advances NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apeing ($APEING), an Ethereum-based meme coin project, has announced continued progress in its live 33-stage token presale, with the project reporting more than $80,000 in contributions and 228 holders. The presale is currently in Stage 3, known as “Paper Hand Panic,” at a token price of $0.0004, while the next scheduled stage will increase the price to $0.0005. The latest milestone comes as Apeing continues advancing through its structured presale, which uses defined allocations…